National Theatre Live: King Lear

Name: National Theatre Live: King Lear
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-09-27
Duration: 227 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ian McKellen, Sinéad Cusack, Danny Webb, Kirsty Bushell, James Corrigan

2018·Drama·3h 47m

7.1

★

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Directed by Jonathan Munby and Ross MacGibbon

tragedy

filmed theater

nt live

Trailer

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Cast

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Sinéad Cusack

Kent

Danny Webb

Gloucester

James Corrigan

Edmund

Lloyd Hutchinson

Fool

Claire Price

Goneril

Luke Thompson

Edgar

Anita-Joy Uwajeh

Cordelia

Michael Matus

Oswald

Anthony Howell

Albany

Daniel Rabin

Cornwall

Scott Sparrow

Albany's Man

Crew

Ross MacGibbon

Director

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Popular Reviews

7 reviews

hungerstone

9.0★ · 04/18/25

ian diva PLEASE don't die🙏

Keller-Lee

8.0★ · 03/07/24

Insane performance from Sir Ian McKellen, had me enthralled for the entire 4 hours. The whole cast interacted with each other and the set so genuinely. James Corrigan’s Edmund was such a presence, he had the audience wrapped around his finger. My only gripe is that there were several noticeable mic issues during a couple scenes.

Çise

8.0★ · 01/14/26

7.0★ · 01/03/26